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Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838
Little shearwater
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Others. Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 238.40 g (Ref. 356)
Short description Morphology
Culmen: 2.7 cm; tarsus: 4.3 cm; wing: 19.6 cm.
Total Length: 25 to 30 cm; Wingspan: 58 to 67 cm (Ref. 8812). Pursuit plunging; surface diving; open ocean in deep water (Ref. 356).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Holdaway, R.N., T.H. Worthy and A.J.D. Tennyson. 2001. (Ref. 89276)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.